Lord Byron bases his poem upon a Greek myth of a Titan, Prometheus. Realizing that man could not survive without fire, Prometheus stole fire from Mt. Olympus and gave fire to humans. Despite his good intentions, Zeus disliked Prometheus giving fire to all of mankind, so he was punished. Lord Byron writes, “Thy Godlike crime was to be kind”, and this reflects Prometheus’ attempt at doing something good, which eventually resulted in punishment. Prometheus was forcefully chained to a rock while a vulture ate his side. Similar to Prometheus, the monster in Frankenstein behaved morally and with good intentions, only to be met with hatred and disgust. First, the monster resides in a hovel next to a cottage, where he observes neighbors. Picks up
